Instructor: Dr. Andrea Fumagalli
Office: ECSN 3.524 - Phone: (972) 883-6853 - E-mail: andreaf@utdallas.edu
Web page:
http://www.utdallas.edu/~andreaf/
Office hours: T 5:00-6:00 p.m. R 6:00-7:00 p.m.
appointment upon request
Teaching Assistant: Mr. Dhruvish Shah
Office: ECSN 3.520 - E-mail: dhruvish@student.utdallas.edu
Office hours: F 10:00a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Syllabus:
Download the syllabus
Covered Topics:
Download the list of topics covered by each exam
Textbook:
Proakis and Salehi, ``Communication Systems Engineering'', 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall.
Other suggested book:
Sklar, ``Digital Communications'', 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall.
Course objective:
In the last few decades, digital
communication has drastically improved our quality of life. Amenities
such as fax machines, pagers, cell phones, and internet, are now
considered indispensable. None of them are possible without digital
communication.
This course explores elements of the theory and practice of digital communications. The course will 1) model and study the effects of channel impairments such as noise and distortion, on the performance of communication systems; 2) introduce signal processing, modulation, and coding techniques that are used in digital communication systems.
Concepts/tools to be acquired in this course:
Pre-requisites:
EE 3350 (Communication systems). Thorough knowledge of signals and
systems, linear algebra, and probability theory is essential.
Homework/Exam:
Grading policy:
Final grade will be determined using 10% of the homework grade and
45% of the best two among I midterm, II midterm, and final exam.